JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     July 2004 July 2003   July 2004  July 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               3,982     3,293       4,278      3,325
Others                     876       822       1,008      1,059

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye             38        18          26         15
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       171       176         116        119
Atlantic salmon          1,831     1,973       1,144      1,200
Yellowfin tuna           1,661     1,898       1,247      1,375 
Bluefin tuna                70       125          93        322
Bigeye tuna              1,454     1,484       1,197      1,220
Southern bluefin tuna      673       674       1,241      1,645
Sea bream                   27        21          10          9
Billfish                    54       113          53         96 

Frozen:
Sardine                  1,888     3,613         111        274
Swordfish                   95       105          87        101 
Pacific sockeye         13,059     8,415       6,602      4,971
Pacific coho               728     1,320         244        559
Other Pacific salmon     2,383     1,641         931        998
Pink/chum salmon         2,834     6,093       1,172      2,547
Atlantic salmon            313       432         154        186
Other salmon                 -        23           -         10
Halibut                  2,615     3,358       1,486      1,757
Albacore tuna              142       109          34         22
Yellowfin tuna          12,109     8,994       3,481      2,164
Skipjack                 4,001     4,652         375        411
Bluefin tuna               153        21         223         42
Bigeye tuna              8,529    10,701       5,017      5,771
Herring                  5,231     5,311         610        576  
Cod                        200       499          47        149
Mackerel                 2,868     2,140         484        379
Mero                       151       673         100        592
Jack mackerel            2,222     1,565         570        317
Sea bream                   55        79          14         19
Capelin                    792     1,377         261        407
Billfish                   536       640         124        141
Spanish mackerel            83        90          31         36
Rockfish                 1,627     6,374         411      1,511
Sablefish                1,437     1,758       1,199      1,881
Herring roe                127        18          60          7
Pollock roe              2,097     2,226       2,979      2,427
Mero, fillet                69        62          86         78
Swordfish, fillet           64        69          41         30
Pollock surimi           4,966     3,285         847        773
Cod surimi               2,005     1,380         350        279
Threadfin bream surimi   4,129     4,752         714        864  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe              1,703     1,887       2,543      3,347
Pollock roe                176       181         267        294
Salmon roe                 664       698         712        997

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin                 891       612         466        345 
Arkshell                   383       455         280        264
Spiny lobster              137       151         453        488
King crab                1,641     1,996         585        671  
Tanner crab              3,455     2,839       1,156        790
Blue crab                    -         1           -          1
Korean crab                600       539         479        458
Other crab                  88       174          48         61
Oyster                     272       360         137        173 
Clam                       691       844         104        124 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              633       664       1,091      1,277
Lobster                    398       244         924        592
Shrimp                  24,397    26,258      26,258     26,207
King crab                  364       491         524        982
Tanner crab              5,987     5,684       6,920      6,887
Blue crab                  413       219         211        119
Korean crab                  -        34           -         28
Other crab                  16        69           7         84 
European cuttlefish        859     1,045         542        574
Octopus                  2,988     6,725       1,660      4,521
Scallop                     53        50          50         63
Other cuttlefish         2,101     2,075       1,272      1,256 
Squid                      677     2,182         183        458 
Abalone                     56        32         183        101 

Salted/dried:
Squid                       99       144          66        110
Sea urchin roe              19        21          31         49 
Jellyfish                1,296       765         388        231
Seaweed, dried             890       796         474        446
Seaweed, salted            636       488          84         56

Prepared:
Eel                      4,261     3,503       6,108      3,322
Canned crab                 71       116         120        236
Fish meal               51,615    49,782       4,164      3,756

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/2013


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